§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current rate of levy per ton expressed in sterling on wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, sorghum, rice and sugar entering the EEC.
§ Mr. BishopThe rates of levy as at 16th October 1975 are:
£/ton* Common wheat 10.66 Rye 14.33 Barley 3.11 Oats 11.08 Maize 11.13 Sorghum 11.35 Rice: Long grain husked 19.59 Round grain husked 7.87 Long grain milled 67.43 Round grain milled 27.73 White Sugar 40.39 Raw Sugar 28.02 * Converted from units of account to sterling using the representative rate of £1 to 1.86369 uas.
AVERAGE UNIT VALUES OF UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES AUGUST 1975 Commodity EEC Countries Non-EEC Countries £p ton £p ton Husked rice, long grained … Netherlands† 164.45 United States of America 172.58 Argentina 174.88 Barley … Denmark 54.96 Negligible imports from non-EEC sources. West Germany 56.41 Maize … France 60.99 United States of America 66.10 South Africa 52.98 White Sugar … Irish Republic 223.31 Cuba 205.81 West Germany 225.89 Beef … No reliable comparisons possible due to restrictions on imports from most non-EEC countries. Pigmeat—Bacon sides … Denmark 741.25 Sweden 817.77 Irish Republic 810.88 Poland 745.55 Eggs … France 364.41 None from non-EEC sources. Butter … Netherlands 886.68 New Zealand* 495.00 Denmark 831.63 Skimmed milk powder … Irish Republic 480.23 None from non-EEC sources Olive oil … Not distinguishable separately in the trade statistics. Common wheat … France (soft) 57.10 USA (hard) 92.76 Canada (hard) 111.34 Durum wheat … Netherlands† 109.79 * Special minimum import price. † Not Dutch production—probably transhipments. Sources:
Overseas Trade Statistics of United Kingdom.
Customs and Excise Tabulation Sheets.
24WFor the United Kingdom, account must also be taken of the transitional arrangements for cereals and rice and monetary adjustments for cereals and sugar. The effect of these is to produce a net subsidy on imports of basic grains into the United Kingdom.